Fun with Old Friends

On Sunday, June 1 we spent the day over at Mom and Dad's house. We had a lot to celebrate. First of all, my brother Jeff was home for a visit. He hasn't been home since Christmas, so it's been six months since we've all been together. We really enjoy hanging out as a family, so when we can all get together it's a big event. Jeff had flown in for the weekend to be in his best friend's wedding, so we only had Sunday to enjoy some family time. On the same weekend, some old friends came to stay with my parents for a quick visit. The Addington family was one of the first families we became close with after moving to Georgetown. They started the church that we attended for years and Louise Addington way my Sunday School teacher for many years. They moved to Minnesota over fifteen years ago and we've rarely seen each other since, but we have the kind of friendship that's easy to rekindle. Louise and her triplet boys were passing through on their way to Nashville and called to see if they could stay for the night. It was so wonderful to see them after so many years. I didn't get nearly as many pictures as I would have liked, but we really did enjoy our visit.

Three generations, Grammy, Tristan and Me. This sweet baby slept the ENTIRE day while we were enjoying our picnic. It was warm and he was being held for the entire day, so he just settled in and snoozed.

Maura with Grammy and Pappap. She was so active the whole day. There were just so many people to talk to and show off for.

Steven, Jeff and Mark. Steven and Mark are two of the triplets. When we first met the Addingtons, they were only a year old. Now, they're entering their senior year of college! It made me feel old because I used to babysit these guys! It was great to get to talk with these guys. They've grown into wonderful Christian men.

Louise holding my baby boy. It was so special to be able to introduce my babies to her. Like I said, she taught my Sunday school class when it was just me and my best friend in the class. She took a lot of time to get to know us and invited us into her home on numerous occasion for a special class and even a sleepover. She's just one of the most godly and warm individuals that I've ever met. It seems so strange to be able to introduce my two children to her--almost like I shouldn't be grown up enough to have two kiddos. The Addingtons are getting ready to be grandparents for the first time in a few months, so she had to practice up holding my little guy.

Katie and Scott. Scott has logged at lot of Bridge family time lately. We really enjoy hanging out with him.

Bridge family portrait. This is as good as it gets, folks. Maura was melting down because she was WAY late to go down for a nap, so she cried the whole time. I just went ahead and left her glasses on her--no sense showing her crying face. This will undoubtedly be the Christmas card photograph this year. I can't wait to see how many people call or email Mom to see when Lorie had a baby!

Bridge family plus the two boyfriends. This family just keeps growing and growing.

Lorie enjoying some Tristan and Jeff time. We hated that Jeff had to leave, but we're really hoping to see him in a few weeks at my grandparent's 60th Wedding Anniversary.

Snoozing away with Aunt Lorie. We can't wait for her to have one of her own someday so my kids have some cousins to play with!

Speaking of snoozing, Brent catches lots of ZZZZZ's these days with Tristan on his chest. I think it's one of his favorite things about having a newborn. Too bad we're not all catching more ZZZZ's all together at nighttime. Tristan is still a little mixed up--he didn't fall asleep for the night until after 2:00 am this morning. Yawn.